fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to crumble away; to collapse
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
article; news story; report; account
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
good (place to leave off); convenient
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated